2007-2009 Jacobs School of Music Bulletin Changes

Since the publication of the 2007-2009 Jacobs School of Music Bulletin, the Jacobs School of Music Council will approve several changes to the curriculum. The most important of these (along with corrections of some misprints) will be listed here.

Please note that these changes apply to students entering in semesters after the changes were approved. Students who entered before that date may petition to have the new requirements apply to their degrees; ordinarily this means switching to all the requirements of the most recent Bulletin.

DM in Composition (5 February 2009)

Prerequisite

Master’s degree in composition or its demonstrated equivalent, including previous experience as a composer. Students who are deficient in areas such as music performance, score reading, conducting (choral and orchestral), or orchestration are required to make up these deficiencies at least one full year before work for the degree is completed.

Admission

Applicants should submit (1) a portfolio of four to six scores representing a variety of forms and media, including one orchestral work; (2) a chronological list of completed compositions, including date, instrumentation, duration, and any performances; and (3) recordings of performances demonstrating the range of their abilities. Those invited to interview should be prepared for a brief ear-training examination.

Major

36 credit hours. K910 Composition Graduate Major (18 cr.) with concurrent registration in I500 Performance and Composition Masterclass (0 cr.); K701 Doctoral Composition Chamber Recital (1 cr.); K702- K703 Doctoral Composition Document I-II (0-0 cr.); K700 Dissertation in Composition (8 cr.); music electives (9 cr. in conducting, composition, electronic music, or other area approved by the department; must include a graduate-level course in conducting (new music, orchestral, choral, or wind) unless one has been taken previously; may include additional dissertation credits.) K702 (movement of chamber music written during a week-long examination period) and K703 (setting of a given text during a 24-hour period) should be completed within two semesters of first registration.

Minors

See "Doctoral Minors" under “General Reequirements for Doctoral Degrees” in this bulletin. The “guided electives” option is not available for composition majors.

Tool Subjects

T551 Analytical Techniques for Tonal Music (3 cr.) and T556 Analysis of Music Since 1900 (3 cr.) or equivalents, which will not be included in the total credit hours required for the major, but may count toward a minor in music theory.

All other requirements as listed in the 2007-2009 Jacobs School of Music Bulletin.

Doctoral Degree Oral Qualifying Examinations (9 October 2008)

The oral qualifying examination is administered by the student's advisory committee. The major field oral qualifying examination has as its aim the assessment of the student's knowledge of the major area. For D.M. students (performance, conducting, or composition), the examination is especially focused on the literature included in a repertoire list approved by the student's advisory committee. This examination may include assessment of the student's ability to articulate an understanding of the formal/analytical characteristics of the music, its historical development and social context, and features related to its teaching and learning. Minor field oral examinations, if required, take place at the same time as the major field oral examination, but are evaluated separately. The result of each portion of the examination is determined by a majority vote of the advisory committee members from that field. A failed examination may be retaken once. The committee will prescribe the scope of questioning of the reexamination. Oral examinations may be scheduled during the second summer session only if the entire advisory committee is available.

All other requirements as listed in the 2007-2009 Jacobs School of Music Bulletin.

DM in Early Music (10 July 2008)

DELETE - "Basso continuo proficiency. Proficiency in basso continuo as demonstrated by departmentalexamination administered before the first semester of registration; may be met by passing F501 Accompaniment of Baroque Music."

DM in Early Music Language Requirement (9 October 2008)

Reading knowledge of French, German, Italian, Latin, or Spanish. The choice of language is subject to approval by the chair of the student's advisory committee and the Director of Graduate Studies. Proficiency in a language may be demonstrated by (a) passing an examination administered by the appropriate language department, (b) passing a translation exam administered by the early music department, (c) earning grades of B or higher in two semesters of reading courses at the graduate level, or (d) earning a grade of B or higher in a literature course in the language at the 300 level or higher.

All other requirements as listed in the 2007-2009 Jacobs School of Music Bulletin.

Keyboard Proficiency (10 July 2008)

MA in Musicology (28 September 2007)

Master of Arts examination To be taken in the semester in which a student completes the course work for the degree. Students will also submit a portfolio of papers written for graduate courses in the department.

Performer's Certificate Procedures (24 January 2008)

Pg. 87, number 2.

The required quorum for attendance at the recital is five faculty members. The student, performance instructor, and department chair should consult to be sure that the recital is scheduled at a time when the required quorum can be met. The chair of the student’s department has the responsibility to assemble the faculty committee in consultation with the performance instructor. Based on the number present, the necessary number of positive votes to be nominated for a special hearing by the All-Faculty Performer’s Certificate Hearing is shown in parentheses: 5(4), 6(4), 7(5), 8(6), 9(6), 10(7), 11(8), 12(8), 13(9), 14(10), 15(10), 16(11), 17(12), 18(12), 19(13), 20(14), 21(14).